The National Task Force (NTF) Against COVID-19 welcomed on Friday, July 16 the results of two recent surveys which showed that the willingness of Filipinos to get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has increased. An airport employee receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot during the...
A China Airlines flight carried 1.15 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccines into the country on Friday morning, July 16. (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) (Ariel Fernandez/ MANILA BULLETIN) The latest batch of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines, which was purchased by the private sector,...
The government's pandemic task force has escalated the risk classification of Iloilo Province and Iloilo City to the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) until the end of the month. The complex of the Iloilo Provincial Capitol. (Tara Yap/Manila Bulletin) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the...
Local government units (LGUs) that will end up mishandling the supply of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccines allotted to them will pay a heavy price, vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. warned Friday, July 16. Hundreds of residents from Cebu City who are under A1, A2, A3 priority--which refer to...
Bureau of Immigration (BI) Commissioner Jaime Morente reminded the traveling public that the ongoing travel restrictions on passengers coming from eight countries in connection with the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic been extended up to July 31. (Photo from BI Facebook page) Morente said...
The Philippines broke its record in the number of coronavirus vaccinations in a single day twice this week, according to an official of the country’s task force against coronavirus disease (COVID-19). National Task Force Against COVID-19 deputy chief implementer Secretary Vince Dizon National...
The country is "well prepared" against the more transmissible Delta variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. declared Friday, July 16. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. assures the public on July 16, 2021 that the country is well prepared against the more...
More than 1.15 million doses of AstraZeneca vaccine against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) were delivered to the country on Friday morning, July 16. The life-saving jabs were purchased through a tripartite agreement between the local private sector led by the "Go Negosyo" Foundation, the...
The government has revised the list of more than 50 "green" countries or those with low risk of coronavirus amid moves to screen vaccinated travelers arriving in the Philippines. (Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP) The Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases...
Illustration of coronavirus / File Photo The Department of Health (DOH) announced the detection of 16 new cases of the Delta variant of the virus that causes coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Of which, 11 were considered as local cases. Five of the sixteen cases are returning overseas Filipinos...
BACOOR, Cavite - The city government here has ordered the temporary closure of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) satellite office on Thursday (July 15) due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases. According to Executive Order No. 24, the NBI satellite office located at the Bacoor...
Department of Tourism (DOT) Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat on Friday, July 16 urged health facilities to lower the cost of their swab tests to encourage more people to travel and hasten the recovery of the tourism industry from the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. (Jansen Romero/ File...
